138 Reecrt oF THE DIRECTOR OF THE 
The Climate of Geneva. 
During the past 12 years meteorological observations have 
been taken at the Station, and annually published in the reports, 
and it has appeared desirable, now that a reasonable time has 
passed, to gather together the results of these observations and 
determine the average climatic conditions at the Station in 
order that our results in the field may be more intelligently 
understood. 
I am indebted to the courtesy of Professor W. R. Brooks, of 
the Smith Observatory, for the following particulars as to the 
geography of Geneva: Smith Observatory, which is nearly upon 
a line with the southern boundary of the Station farm, is in lati- 
tude 42° 52’ 45” and longitude ‘2" east from Washington, D. C., 
and 5h. 8m. 00.04s. west from Greenwich, nearly due north of 
Washington. The Station is located 175 feet above Seneca lake, 
and the lake is 567 feet above the sea level. 
The Station farm, of 130 acres, slopes gently to the south, and 
generally commands a favorable easterly and southerly exposure. 
The soil varies from a clay loam at the north to heavier clay 
along the southern portion. | 
There are certain facts which these records establish of great 
practical interest, and which, perhaps, are not as clearly under- 
stood as their importance demands. 
We find, during the seven months of the year when the soil 
temperature records have been taken, that the average soil tem- 
perature from 1 inch to 24 inches in depth for each month 
closely approximates the average air temperature for the same 
month as follows: 


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Average soil | Average air 
MONTHS. temperature | temperature. 

Degrees Degrees. 
PTA ashore suche CONTR Ris ee eh 44.3 45.6 
MAY Sai a's ain sav lieisieiels hiieern n/a nee eae 55.4 57.9 
IRIEL who pass Sle Medes we php ase een th ge On wast NE 66.8 68.7 
SELENE ove. ox Reh IPRIA cote dea Lisa ache ogee a ene 69.6 72.8 
PANIONIS tsi. 9.51403, «1x Sikes Bowie ahee «ca ee eRe 69.4 69.1 
Naeptemi bers! "3's ci% reheat te eee Pe eee 64.0 61.9 
ADGROWOD fe 's\s 0 'olat'o Sod Mee oe a ee 54.0 48.9 


PAVOT AYO 0 cs out as Saas Bemis fie ee ee 60.5 60.7 




